SYLLABUS Course: Physics (Academic) Teacher: Douglas P ...
SYLLABUS Course: Physics (Academic) Teacher: Douglas P ...
SYLLABUS Course: Physics (Academic) Teacher: Douglas P ...
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<strong>SYLLABUS</strong><br />
<strong>Course</strong>: <strong>Physics</strong> (<strong>Academic</strong>)<br />
<strong>Teacher</strong>: <strong>Douglas</strong> P. Vallette, Kari Oakes.<br />
E-mail: dvallette@ucfsd.org, koakes@ucfsd.org<br />
Welcome to <strong>Physics</strong>:<br />
Welcome to <strong>Physics</strong>. Ms. Oakes and I are teaching the academic physics course this year, and we<br />
are glad to have you in our class. Please feel free to contact either of us with questions and<br />
concerns. Ms. Oakes works part time and is not available before school. If you have specific<br />
questions about assignments in the morning, you may stop by Rm. 307 to ask Dr. Vallette before<br />
homeroom.<br />
We hope you will enjoy the course and learn new ways of looking at the world. The teachers and<br />
the text for this course provide relevant examples of physics concepts. <strong>Teacher</strong>s challenge students<br />
to apply previous knowledge and language evidence in establishing relationships between given<br />
variables.<br />
<strong>Course</strong> Materials:<br />
The textbook for this course is Conceptual <strong>Physics</strong>, by Paul Hewitt, © 2009. Students also<br />
have access to an online course resource at pearsonsuccessnet.com Each student will need to bring<br />
his or own calculator and a 3-ring binder.<br />
Unit Name<br />
PACING GUIDE<br />
Chapter/Pages Covered<br />
Approximate<br />
# of Days<br />
Scientific Thinking 1 8-10<br />
Constant Velocity 4 12-14<br />
Constant Acceleration 4 20-22<br />
Newton’s 1 st Law 2,3 13-15<br />
Newton’s 2 nd Law 6 17-19<br />
Newton’s 3 rd Law 7 5-7<br />
Projectile Motion 5 10-12<br />
Energy & Work 9 15-17<br />
Momentum 8 13-15<br />
Electric Current and Circuits 34,35 15-17<br />
Light and Optics 28-30 18-20<br />
Modern <strong>Physics</strong> 15 8-10<br />
Note: The above pacing guide may be adjusted by the teacher at any point based on student need,<br />
availability of materials, etc.
Assessments:<br />
Grades in this course will be in one of the three categories listed below. Each category is given an<br />
approximate weight and number for each marking period in the chart below. Please note, this is an<br />
estimate and may be adjusted by the teacher at any point based on student needs and adjustments<br />
to the pacing guide.<br />
Tests &<br />
Quizzes<br />
Homework<br />
&<br />
Classwork<br />
Labs &<br />
Projects<br />
% of # % of # % of # % of #<br />
MP1<br />
MP2<br />
MP3<br />
MP4<br />
60 3 60 3 60 3 60 3<br />
20 20 20 20<br />
20 3 20 3 20 3 20 3<br />
Final Grade:<br />
The final grade for the year will be calculated with each marking period being counted as 20%. The<br />
midterm and final will each count as 10% of the grade. Exams do not count toward any marking<br />
period grade.
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